Reboot Options

6.1.1.1. Granting Access to Plugs on AUX Units

Web Browser Interface

To grant access to plugs on AUX units, simply select the desired plugs from the "Configure Plug Access" drop down menu and then click on the "Add Ping No Answer" button.

Text Interface

When Plug Access for a Ping No Answer Reboot is defined via the Text Interface, the following procedure is used to grant access to plugs on optional AUX/Remote units:

1.From the Add Ping-No-Answer menu, type 7 and press [Enter] to display the Plug Access menu. At the Plug Access menu, select plugs for your local MPC unit as you normally would, and when finished, press [Enter] to return to the Add Ping No Answer menu.

2.To grant access to plugs on AUX units, type 7 and press [Enter] again to return to the Plug Access menu, and then type > (greater than symbol) and press [Enter] to scroll to the desired AUX MPC unit. When the desired AUX unit is displayed, select plugs for the AUX unit as you normally would, and then press [Enter] to return to the Add Ping No Answer Menu.

Note: The first line of the Plug Access menu will indicate the name of the AUX or Local MPC unit that is currently selected.

3.Repeat Step 2 above to grant access to plugs on additional AUX units.

4.When you have finished granting Plug Access rights to this Ping No Answer Reboot, define any other desired parameters required, and then make certain to press [Esc] several times until the "Saving Configuration" message is displayed and the unit returns to the MPC command prompt.

6.1.2.Viewing Ping-No-Answer Reboot Profiles

After you have defined one or more Ping-No-Answer Reboot profiles, you can review the parameters selected for each profile using the View Ping-No-Answer feature. To view the configuration of an existing Ping-No-Answer profile, access command mode using a password that allows Administrator level commands and then proceed as follows:

Text Interface: Access the Ping-No-Answer Reboot Directory menu as described in Section 6.1, then type 1 and press [Enter]. The MPC will display a menu which shows all defined Ping-No-Answer Profiles, listed by their IP Addresses. Key in the IP Address for the desired profile, and then press [Enter] to display the View Ping- No-Answer Profile menu.

Web Interface: Access the Ping-No-Answer Reboot Configuration menu as described in Section 6.1, then click on the View/Modify Ping-No-Answer Reboot link. The MPC will display a menu that allows you to select the desired Ping-No- Answer Reboot and directory function. Select the "View Profile" button, and then click on the down arrow, scroll to the desired Ping-No-Answer Reboot Profile, select the profile, and then click "Choose Ping-No-Answer Profile."

The MPC will display a screen which lists all defined parameters for the selected Ping-No-Answer Reboot Profile.

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Western Telematic MPC-20VD20-2, MPC-20VD20-1, MPC-20VS20-2 Web Browser Interface, Viewing Ping-No-Answer Reboot Profiles

MPC-20VS20-1, MPC-8H-1, MPC-20VS16-3, MPC-20VD16-3, MPC-20V-1 MPC-8H-2 specifications

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